The Straits Times, 16 October 2006

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 72 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 219/03/2006 MONDAY, OCTOBER 16 2006 «Mr A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBUCATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon The Criminal Procedure Code now
    93 1 The law does not indicate whether the prosecution has to hand over all its evidence to defence counsel before a trial starts m the Subordinate Courts. But it does give police the right to ask the accused to disclose to them the nature of his
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    Lock icon Prosecutors to reveal all in proposed new law
    633 1  -  Ben Nadarajan Defence lawyers will have access to evidence against their clients before cases go to trial By STATE prosecutors will soon be compelled to reveal all the evidence they have against an accused person before the case goes to trial. The
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    Lock icon RUSTIC REST-STOPS
    142 1 PHOTO: boardwalk, completed m five stages over the last three years, is part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority's plan to enhance and open up to nature lovers 1 previously inaccessible parts of Changi Point. It offers walks right down to the water and also connects to a hawker
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    Lock icon Biggest crowd yet at Vivocity, but no jams
    518 1  -  T. RAJAN Adeline Chia By CALL IT a happy coincidence, but the record crowd at Vivocity this weekend was not a human jam as people moved seamlessly through the MRT gates to shop, shop, shop. Modifications to Harbour Front MRT station's exits
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    1071 1  -  Clarissa Oon Suzhou: the magic word for investors m China By China Correspondent In Suzhou NINETY minutes by car from financial hub Shanghai lies one of China's prime magnets for foreign investment a Suzhou township created m the spitting image of Singapore. Driving along neat tree-lined roads past well-manicured
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  • IN A FLASH
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      Lock icon HOME
      31 2 Desperate to find son A mother m search of her son spent last Friday night plastering 100 posters of her two-year-old son on almost 40 blocks m Yishun. PAGE HI
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      29 2 Cooling measures Japan plans to turn Tokyo into a "Cool City by channelling cool air from the grounds of the Imperial Palace to the city's CBD. PAGE 8
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      Lock icon Poor no more
      26 2 Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus vowed to make poverty history as he unveiled plans to transform the fortunes of Bangladesh's poor. PAGE 9
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      23 2 300 million mark America's population looks set to hit 300 million tomorrow and it is causing a stir among environmentalists. PAGE 13
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      33 2 Those forest fires The recurring haze problem is essentially one of failure of governance m Indonesia, what should be done and can be done are different things. These must converge. PAGE 17
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      26 2 Face the music There must be a way to make money out of MP3 music downloading. Prosecuting individual downloaders isn't one of them. PAGE 18
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      Lock icon A walk in the park
      25 2 With the completion of the coastal broadwalk, visitors to Changi can now take an uninterrupted walk along its coast. PAGEH2
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      29 2 GPA system is flawed Reader says the Grade Point Average (GPA) system used Dy some secondary schools here does not reflect high achievement m individual subjects. PAGE Hll
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      18 2 Chelsea 'keepers down Chelsea's top two goalkeepers ended up m hospital following Saturday's Premiership match-against Reading. PAGEHI2
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      31 2 Too old. for insurance? The plight of an elderly couple over their endowment plans has raised industry concerns on whether such insurance policies should have a cut-off age. PAGE H2O
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      Lock icon WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
      49 2 IN OUR story "Golden Mile Complex planning collective sale" on Saturday, we said that "developer City Developments (CDL)" owned some stra-ta-titled units m the building. CDL has clarified that while it is a property developer, it is not the developer of Golden Mile Complex.
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      139 2 SECTION ONE Prime 2-4 Asia 6-11 World 12-16 Review 17-19 FYI 20 SECTION TWO Home Hl-H9 Forum Hll Sports Hl2-Hl5 Obituaries Hl6 Money Hl7-H2O LIFE! People L2-L7 Events TV LB-L9 I ifi:l 1 afl Lv'^l aal Ifla^Ll I 9 Bal L^a^H a^a^ataY H^H^^^^hlh_^^H W| pbb pyijj 19 acres at the
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Crunch time as rents rise for Sim Lim Square shops
      615 3  -  Alfred Siew Tenants say rents have almost doubled, forcing out some retailers By DESPITE booming sales, some retailers at popular electronics mall Sim Lim Square are facing a crunch recent hikes m shop space rents have brought prices close to
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      Lock icon US university sues dead S'pore agent's estate for $220,000
      574 3  -  K.C. Vijayan By AN AMERICAN university is suing its Singaporean agent for allegedly embezzling over $220,000 m prospective students' fees from a Chinese bank account. There's one snag: The defendant, former Choa Chu Kang resident Kenneth Chen, died about a month
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      Lock icon N. Korea denounces UN's 'gangster-like' sanctions
      520 4 Divisions remain among resolution's supporters over how to enforce curbs United Nations NORTH Korea denounced the sanctions imposed on it by the UN Security Council, but sharp divisions remained on Sunday among the resolution's backers over how to enforce them. Japan and Australia became
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      Lock icon Wal-Mart to pay $123m owed for overtime, breaks
      434 4 Wal-Mart to pay $123 m owed for overtime, breaks Philadelphia WAL-MART, the world's largest retailer, owes its hourly employees m Pennsylvania US$7B million (Ssl23 million) for unpaid rest breaks and hours worked beyond their regular shifts, a jury ruled m a class action lawsuit. Jurors m state court m Philadelphia
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      231 4 VIEWS FROM THE TOP Sentosa IR: The best bet What would you like to see m the Sentosa integrated resort? Of the three bidders, who would you be putting your money on, and why? CEOs give their views. \J^ i yl/ MORE REPORTS, WORLD PA6ES 6-7 ■■NANYANG fOT^n IN/VLM I/liMVj
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Seoul to implement UN resolution 'in good faith'
      618 6  -  Lee Tee Jong Inter-Korean projects may be halted if deemed to be funding nuke programme By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul SOUTH Korea yesterday welcomed the United Nations Security Council resolution on Pyongyang's nuclear test and vowed to implement it "m good
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      Lock icon Singapore welcomes UN resolution
      128 6 SINGAPORE yesterday welcomed the adoption of a resolution by the United Nations Security Council aimed at preventing North Korea from furthering its nuclear ambition. "It was important that the UN show its disapproval of the DPRK's defiance of the will of the international community m a
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      Lock icon High risks in enforcing sanctions, say experts
      336 6 Washington ENFORCING UN sanctions against North Korea could be highly risky, especially the high seas interdiction of North Korean vessels, experts said. The United States is positioned to step up inspections of North Korean ships m international waters if it decides to aggressively
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    • UN SANCTIONS ON NORTH KOREA
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        Lock icon Plight of North Koreans sparks concern
        562 7 Plight of North Koreans sparks concern Rights groups warn that UN sanctions may hurt the people more than the regime TOUGH United Nations (UN) sanctions on North Korea may hurt the downtrodden people more than the communist regime, humanitarian groups warn. Some experts fear that as North Korea heads for
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        Lock icon LDP official calls for debate on nuclear arms
        280 7 LDP official calls for debate on nuclear arms Tokyo THE policy chief of Japan's ruling party yesterday called for an active debate on developing atomic weapons due to the nucleaf threat from North Korea. But Mr Shoichi Nakagawa, a close aide to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said he did not,
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        Lock icon Chinese town prepares for refugee influx
        287 7 Tumen (China) IN THIS border town m north-east China, 200 km from where North Korea conducted its first nuclear test, locals are preparing for another influx of refugees. Tumen is a city m the Yanbian region of China's Jilin province and the name of
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  • CHINA/EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Jiangsu province keen on more Suzhou-sryle parks
      542 8  -  Clarissa Oon It wants to repeat success of Sino-Singaporean project m its north 4 By China Correspondent In Suzhou (Jiangsu) CHINA'S Jiancsu province hopes to repeat the success formula of Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) m its northern region, with the help of the
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      Lock icon Japanese woman gives birth to her own grandchild
      277 8 Japanese woman gives birth to her own grandchild Tokyo A JAPANESE woman gave birth to a child she had carried for her daughter, an unprecedented case since the country had its first surrogate pregnancy, news reports said yesterday. The woman's grandchild, who was born last year, was conceived by fertilising
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      Lock icon Luxury show lures China's big spenders
      255 8 Shanghai BRISK sales at Shanghai's latest exhibition of luxury goods prove how much China's new rich are ready to spend. Top Marques Shanghai, a four-day exhibition of ultra-elite goods last week that billed itself as "the most exclusive luxury show**, chalked up estimated sales
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      Lock icon Imperial breeze' to cool Tokyo CBD
      409 8 Tokyo FIRST there was the "Cool Biz" campaign. Now, Japan will turn Tokyo into "Cool City", an ambitious project that government officials believe will put Tokyo at the forefront m environment conservation. And they will even have a little imperial help, the Asahi Shimbun
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon Nobel laureate pledges to make poverty history
      685 9 Banking pioneer's plans include health insurance for poor and IT projects Chittagong (Bangladesh) FRESH IMPETUS "Let us work hard so that we can eradicate poverty from this country. The Nobel prize has given us renewed impetus to send poverty to the museum." PROF
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      Lock icon Registration of Afghan refugees begins in Pakistan
      347 9 Islamabad PAKISTAN yesterday began, for the first time, to register Afghan refugees, m a drive seen as another step towards their repatriation. The government exercise, helped by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is a follow-up to last year's census of
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      Lock icon Congress revives Indira's trusted slogan to woo masses
      239 9 IT WAS the slogan that propelled India's then-premier Indira Gandhi to her first re-election victory m 1971 by a landslide. The Congress Party government has now brought back "Garibi Hatao" "Eradicate Poverty" 35 years on. The government, elected m 2004 on an
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      Lock icon Nepal govt and rebels upbeat about talks
      128 9 Kathmandu NEPAL'S government and communist rebel leaders yesterday resumed peace talks aimed at ending a decade-old insurgency. It was the fourth meeting between Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's government and rebel leader Prachanda since Oct 8. Talks had stalled mainly over the issue
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Thaksin can return, but not yet: Surayud
      498 10 Thailand's Interim PM says Cabinet will discuss when martial law can be lifted Bangkok OUSTED prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra can return to Thailand if he wants, but must wait until the political tension eases, says the country's new leader. Interim Prime Minister Surayud
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      Lock icon One in 10 Muslims in Indonesia backs jihad: Poll
      244 10 Jakarta AROUND one m 10 Indonesian Muslims supported jihad and justified the Bali bomb attacks as defending the faith, according to a new survey. "Jihad that has been understood partially and practised with violence is justified by around one m 10
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      Lock icon Gerakan wants transparency in bumiputera data
      343 10  -  Leslie Lau By Malaysia L.orresponaem In Kuala Lumpur GERAKAN, a small party m Malaysia's ruling coalition, has pressed the government to show now it arrived at the figure of 18.9 per cent m calculating the by iputera equity ownership. C Mnet minister and Gerakaii
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      Lock icon Indonesia's bird flu death toll hits 53
      162 10 Jakarta AN 11-YEAR-OLD Indonesian boy has died of bird flu, marking the country's 53rd death from the virus, officials and reports said yesterday. An official at the Health Ministry's bird flu centre said the boy from south Jakarta died on Saturday night m
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon APEC MEET TO BOOST TOURISM
        82 10 HANOI: Asia's top tourism officials are due to meet m Vietnam from today to try to formulate a joint strategy to bolster the region's travel industry. Top officials from the 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum will discuss at a two-day meeting
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        Lock icon HEALTH EMERGENCY UNIT SET UP
        85 10 BEIJING: The Chinese military has set up a brigade for public health emergency response, the first such unit m the country, the People's Daily reported yesterday. The brigade's tasks are to quickly analyse and coordinate responses to public health emergencies as well as provide early
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        Lock icon SCUFFLE OVER POWER PLANT
        78 10 BEIJING: About 250 elderly residents protesting against the planned construction of a power station for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games near their homes scuffled with police yesterday. About 5m from their homes m north Beijing was a gaping crater where the transformer was to be built
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        Lock icon JAKARTA TO PUMP MUD INTO RIVER
        92 10 JAKARTA: Technicians handling a vast mudflow m Indonesia will pump the sludge into a local river ahead of the rainy season, an official said yesterday. "We will Begin to pump later tonight," said national team spokesman Kudi Novrianto. Experts fear the embankments built around
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon So many jobs, so few takers
      433 11 No applicants for half of the 670,000 jobs despite 60,000 unemployed grads Malacca MALAYSIA has 671,525 jobs up for grabs but nearly half of them find no takers. This comes at a time when more than 60,000 graduates are reportedly unemployed. The vacancies are
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      Lock icon West fails to see value of Islam to Muslims: PM
      437 11 Kuala Lumpur THE West has failed to appreciate that religion is very important to a Muslim, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has said m a TV interview. "To a Muslim, religion is very important. Religion to the Muslim is not
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      Lock icon 10 firms probed for vehicle permit scam
      263 11 Petaling Jaya AT LEAST 10 companies are being probed for illegally reusing Approved Permits (APs) to import luxury vehicles worth RMBO million (Ss3s million) m the first four months of this year. The scam was uncovered after the Customs Department computerised the procedures
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Ruckus in Britain over religious symbols
      635 12 Ruckus in Britain over religious symbols PHOTO: Muslim teaching aide is suspended for wearing veil and BA employee is told to remove cross London BATTLES over religious symbols raged m Britain over the weekend, after the minister responsible for race and faith said a Muslim teaching assistant should be sacked
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      Lock icon Tunisian govt in anti-veil drive
      80 12 THE Tunisian government ha<? launched a campaign against a return of tne Islamic veil, newspapers reported on Saturday. The veil was "inspired by sectarianism, foreign to our country, our culture and our traditions", Foreign Minister Abddwaheb Abdallah said. Earlier last week. President Zinc El Abidine
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      Lock icon Religious schools may have to take in outsiders
      249 12 Religious schools may have to take in outsiders London NEW religious schools m Britain may have to offer at least a quarter of their places to "non-believing" youngsters when they take m students, BBC News reported. The plan was proposed by Education Secretary Alan Johnson, who said that it could
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      Lock icon US population to hit 300 million mark tomorrow
      463 13 Environmentalists warn of dangers of shrinking spaces and higher consumption Washington AMERICA'S population is set to hit 300 million tomorrow, and it is causing a stir among environmentalists. People m the United States are consuming more than ever more fooa, more energy,
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      Lock icon 200 MILLIONTH AMERICAN HAPPY TO GIVE WAY
      107 13 When the 300 millionth American is born tomorrow, Mr Bobby Woo, an attorney, mill welcome a new milestone that surpasses an unofficial distinction he has held for nearly 39 years. Mr Woo was named the 200 millionth American when he was born m
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Spanish princess' fresh approach
        169 13 THE wife of Spanish Crown Prince Felipe, the heir to the throne, has broken with protocol to say that she is eight weeks pregnant with their second child. According to the Times of London, Princess Letizia's decision to go public so early m the pregnancy and
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        Lock icon Hawking to star in Big Bang movie
        112 13 RENOWNED British physicist Stephen Hawking is set to take a starring role m a movie about space, The Sunday Times repprted. The film, Beyond The Horizon, aims to explain some of the theories backed by Professor Hawking arid his fellow physicists, including trie
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        Lock icon World's too much for Bush
        168 13 UNITED States President George W. Bush finds the world around him increasingly "unacceptable". A survey of transcripts from Mr Bush's public remarks over the past seven years shows that he has used the word more frequently as his influence ebbed, said The Washington Post last
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        Lock icon Minister quits over tax evasion
        210 13 Minister quits over tax evasion SWEDEN'S Trade Minister Maria Borelius has resigned after only a week m office over media reports accusing her of dodging taxes, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said. The Reinfeldt Cabinet's first week m office has been one of mounting embarrassment as several of its members have
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      Lock icon Iraqi militants target working women
      502 14 School for trainee teachers among sites hit by five bomb attacks m oil city Baghdad INSURGENTS struck m the Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk yesterday, lolling 11 Deople and wounding 62 fn five brutal bomb attacks, including one on a school training young women teachers.
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      Lock icon BEIRUT GRENADE EXPLOSION INJURES FOUR
      107 14 A Lebanese soldier m a reflective mood as he stares at a car damaged m a grenade attack m a Beirut square yesterday, which injured four people. The grenade, fired from a rifle towards Riad Solh Square m central Beirut, hit a building, which houses
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      Lock icon US Bill makes it illegal to bet online
      461 14 Washington PLACING bets over the Internet has been effectively criminalised by the US federal government, as lawmakers work to eliminate an activity enjoyed by as many as 23 million Americans who wagered an estimated US$6 billion (559.5 billion) last year. Attached to
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      Lock icon Gunmen in Afghanistan kidnap Italian photographer
      198 14 Kandahar AN ITALIAN freelance photographer and his assistant have been abducted m southern Afghanistan, an Afghan official said yesterday. Mr Gabriele Torsello and an Afghan translator were abducted by five armed men on Saturday as they were driving from Lashkar Gan, the capital of
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      Lock icon US politicians' new tactic: Broadcast rivals' gaffes online
      500 15 US politicians' new tactic: Broadcast rivals' gaffes online Campaign workers assigned to catch politicians at their worst moments Washington WANT to catch a US senator napping during a congressional hearing? Or letting a possible racial slur slip out at a campaign rally? Then log on to Internet vid-eo-sharing websites like
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon CHIRAC SAYS 'SORRY' TO TURKISH PM
        135 15 ANKARA: French President Jacques Chirac has told Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan he was sorry French lawmakers approved a Bill making it a crime to deny that Armenians suffered genocide at the hands of Ottoman Turks. "Chirac called me and told me he was
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        Lock icon ISRAELI PRESIDENT TO BE CHARGED
        96 15 JERUSALEM: Wrapping up a months-long investigation into sexual harassment and other charges, police are expected to recommend that charges be filed against Israeli President Moshe Katsav, officials said yesterday. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld confirmed that police investigators were to meet state prosecutors yesterday to present
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        146 15 LANCASTER: The wife of a gunman who killed five girls and injured five others at an Amish school has released a statement thanking the Amish and others m the Lancaster County community for their "forgiveness, grace and mercy". In the letter, released on Friday by
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        109 15 CANBERRA: Australia will suspend some diplomatic ties with Papua New Guinea (PNG) until it explains how an Australian lawyer wanted on child sex charges escaped custody there, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said yesterday. He said Australia wanted a full investigation into how Julian Moti, who
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      233 16 EAST ASIA »WHATITIS US SECRETARY of State Condoleezza Rice (left) begins a five-day tour of East Asia from Wednesday, during which she will visit Japan, South Korea and China to meet and discuss with its leaders North Korea's nuclear test. Ahead of
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      109 16 Thai legislators to convene SOUTH-EAST ASIA »WHATITIS THAILAND'S newly appointed National Legislative Assembly (NLA) will convene for the first time on Friday, with Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn presiding over the opening ceremony. First on the NLA's agenda will be the selection of a Speaker. »WHY IT MATTERS It is the
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      103 16 SOUTH-EAST ASIA AP »WHATITIS THE achievements and failures of President Susilo Bambanc Yudhoyono's government will be m the spotlight as he completes his second year m power on Fnday. »WHY IT MATTERS There are still questions about the promises he made two years ago. But Jakarta has
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      97 16 CHINA »WHATITIS BEIJING is set to introduce more preferential policies for Taiwanese tanners exporting to China at a cross-strait agricultural co-operation forum that begins tomorrow m Boao, on southern Hainan island. Taiwan's opposition leader Lien Chan and key Chinese government officials are expected at the
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      161 16 MONDAY "WASHINGTON Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, who is on a trip to the United States, will meet President George W. Bush, Vice-President Dick Cheney and other senior officials. HANOI Top Apec officials to formulate a joint tourism strategy. TUESDAY KUALA LUMPUR: High Court to hear case of fugitive Cambodian
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      435 17 f"^ he proximate cause of the liaze I is dear enough Indonesians -L clearing forests illegally by selling fire to them. But the ultimate cause is the failure of governance on many levels. Local government m the areas where the fires are raging has failed
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      871 17  -  Michael Vatikiotis BOOK REVIEW Title: Southeast Asia In Search Of An Asean Community: Insights From The Former Asean Secretary-Gen-eral Author: Rodolfo C. Severino Publisher: ISEAS: Singapore By For The Straits Times SOUTH-EAST Asians revel m the diversity of their societies. There is pride m the patchwork
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      1245 18  -  Andy Ho By Seninr Writer HEARING that the police had raided the homes of seven Singaporeans for allegedly downloading digital music they did not pay for, my neighbour ordered his children to stop immediately. He didn't want them to be next, he said.
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      957 18  -  Joseph E. Stiglitz By THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting last month m Singapore came at a time of increasing worry about the sustainability of global financial imbalances: For how long can the global economy endure America's enormous trade deficits the United States borrows
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      948 19  -  Frans De Waal By PHOTO: SOCIAL CREATURES Since Aristotle, humans have known that dolphins are incredibly social. Each individual produces its own unique whistle sound by which the others recognise him or her. They enjoy lifelong bonds and reconcile after fights by means of "petting".
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      189 17 THE STRAUS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2. *****4 ST INTERACTIVE: http://straitstimes.asial.com.sg SPH Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice- President Alan Chan Heng Loon (Marketing) Editor-in-Chief (English Malay Leslie Fon Newspapers Division Managing Editor (EMND) Cheong Yip Seng Patrick Daniel Editor HanFookKwang Deputy Editor
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    17 20 Singapore today Generally hazy. Showers with thunder m the afternoon. I I I i I i
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY, OCTOBER 16 2006
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      401 1  - Boy, 2, caugnt ID parental disputs Tania Tan Mum at wits' end police tell her kid is with dad, but they cannot disclose whereabouts By THERE was no squeal of delight greeting her when sne arrived home last Monday night just an empty flat. The 34-year-old sales manager, who wanted
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      286 1  -  SUJIN THOMAS CRIME Library Singapore, a volunteer group which puts up potters of missing people, has finally been ottered a reprieve by SMRT Corp. Its posters will be put up today by its volunteers at the public transport company's
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      678 2  -  T. Rajan Final section of coastal boardwalk done, opening up stunning views By ROMANTIC GLOW AT NIGHT The coastal walk, with footpaths as wide as 2.4 m, replaces mud tracks and trails that led from the road towards the rocky coastline. Night-lighting
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      813 2  - Water's edge exciting part of future landscape Tan Hui Yee NEWS ANALYSIS By DO WE sometimes forget we live on an island? Singapore is surrounded by water, but many people on this little 699 sq km island see little of it. The obstructed view of and patchy access to our
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      540 3  -  Maria Almenoar More modules and activities planned to boost students' proficiency m the language By BENEFICIAL MOVE The school has asked us for suggestions on what kind of English proficiency programmes we want to take up. They will be beneficial for us especially
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      149 3 TEN of the best secondary school newspapers have been shortlisted for this year's National Schools Newspaper Competition organised by The Straits Times. Teams of five students from each school will now move on to the next round of the annual competition now m
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      Lock icon Second hazy weekend for S'poreans
      496 4  -  Adeline Chia Some venture outdoors as haze eases slightly; NEA expects air quality to deteriorate By HARD ON BREATHING "It was so bad that I was already breathing quite heavily although I only played for a while." KENNY CHNG. 19. Catholic Junior College student who
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      377 4  -  Azhar Ghani By Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta THE Indonesian army has promised to make troops available to help civilian authorities fight the fires that have caused the haze. During a visit to Central Kalimantan yesterday, army chief Djoko Santoso told reporters he had
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      395 5  -  Khushwant Singh It claims building firm's work led to flooding and death of costly arowanas By A FISH farm is seeking about $1 million m compensation for prized fish it claims were killed by the negligence of a construction firm. In
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      121 5 A Divine Lights Procession for World Peace and Harmony saw Buddhist, Taoist and Hindu devotees walking m unison with lit lamps from one temple to another m a symbolic demonstration of racial and religions unity within the community. The procession started at Kamponf Tengah Thiam
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      Lock icon Bid to poison kids in suicide pact: Singapore couple's pre-trial hearing today
      314 5  -  Roger Maynard By Australia Correspondent In Sydney MORE than 18 months after being arrested m Australia, a Singapore couple accused of attempting to murder their two children face a pre-trial hearing m Sydney today. The couple, who cannot
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      154 6 Visitors swarmed the Jurong Medical Centre at its open house yesterday. More than just a neighbourhood clinic, the newly opened centre will offer specialist care for chronic diseases like diabetes and also perform day surgeries like cataract removal. "We hope to offer patients here
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      330 6  -  T.Rajan They will get basic medical treatment at polyclinic prices at 1 1 private clinics By TAXI drivers will now enjoy cheaper medical treatment under a new scheme launched by the six taxi operators' associations here. They have come together for the first time with
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        545 7  - Watch these faces GERALDINE TAN By TAKE time out to admire these additions to the watch world. Omega has released a limited-edition Seamaster professional diver's watch to mark the debut of Daniel Craig and his outing m the 21st James Bond movie, Casino Royale. Just like Her Majesty's secret agent,
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        260 7 THE recently revamped Raffles City at Apothecary Co's flagship store: Shopping Centre just gets better Borba: The fountain of youth and better, with the addition of two new stores. Roxy, the first brand developed specifically for women to evolve out of the surfing and coastal
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        260 7 JAPANESE make-up and skincare giant Shiseido's autumn/winter make-up collections this year are chockf ul of luscious treats for your face, eyes, lips and nails. Prime your skin for a shot of eye or cheek colour with Shiseido The Makeup line's new concealer stick ($3B) and
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          76 7 FROM now to Oct 22, visit the Art of Asian Couture at the Jewel Pavilion at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza, one of the highlights of the Singapore JewelFest 2006. Of special mention is the Life of Circle piece by Dickson Yewn. Inspired by the
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          64 7 HOMEGROWN furniture group Lorenzo has just launched a new range of recliner options to accommodate everyone m the family. Available m the classic armchair as well as two- and three-seater sofas, every piece m this range is ay. able m 18 leather colours. Prices start from $1,098.
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          93 7 FREQUENT travellers to the United States, take note: you can now lock your checked baggage. Just be sure to use a combination lock from Mirrcolock's Transportation Security Administration (TSA)-approved range. These solid, pint-sized wonders carry a special mark that allow TSA screeners m all US
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          91 7 TO mark the 10th anniversary of Tommy Hilfiger's iconic fragrances, tommy and tommy girl, the American fashion designer has launched tommy 10 and tommy girl 10. These are modern interpretations of the original fragrances. While the men's scent includes woodsy, spicy notes of Hawaiian Pineapple and
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          131 7 Take a bite of DKNY Red Delicious ON the tails of last year's DKNY Be Delicious perfume comes a sexier, edgier, scent DKNY Red Delicious. Inspired by the city that never sleeps, the separate men's and women's fragrances convey the excitement and breakneck pace that is New York City. Both
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          74 7 HAVE tea and coffee at one go with Owl's new Yuan Yang 3-in-1 instant coffee tea mix. The beverage is made from a delicate blend of Hong Kong-styled milk tea with coffee, and can be served both hot or cold. Each packet of Owl Yuan Yang
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          83 7 FANCY a Ferrari for a laptop? Now your dream can come true with the Ferrari 1000 series dual -core computer notebook by Acer. The 12-inch notebook comes m an exclusive carbon fiber casing, weighs only 1.55 kg, and boasts seamless wireless and wired communication capabilities. It is powered
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        758 8  -  Kenneth Chong YOUNG AND RESTLESS Survey finds students regularly read the newspapers and visit news websites By BETTER UNDERSTANDING "It was only because I read the news that I could understand and became more sensitive and aware of the political situation over there."
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        293 9  -  Chen Wei Li By HERE is a hypothetical situation: Suppose there is a very catchy song called, say, Irony. I search music stores and finally find the album but the price is a staggering $29.90. After listening briefly to the
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        34 9 GROWING PAINS Let's talk about ILLEGAL DOWNLOADS Last Sunday, police raided the homes of seven people including four students who illegally downloaded music. No arrests were made, but the news set Youthlnk buzzing POSED
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        289 9  -  Shermaine Wong By I SUSPECT many people still do not understand the concept of copyright law and intellectual property. That ignorance, coupled with the "everybody's doing it so why should I stop" mentality, causes many of us to steal songs and movies,
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        220 9  - Slapping hefty price tags on originals cou nterprod ucti ve Yusuf Abdol Hamid By ARE we not all amazed at how expensive designer products are? It is interesting to enter a store and ogle at the ridiculously priced watches, bags and scarves. We wonder how it is that these items
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        161 9  -  Eisen Teo TALK BACK I REFER to Madam Susie Low's letter, "PDA? Be prepared for all to stare" (Youthlnk, Oct 9), and my previous article, "Taking pictures without them knowing it's voyeurism" (Youthlnk, Oct 2). I admit that labelling as "voyeurs" those
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        67 9 FORTNIGHTLY AGENDA 'BAZAAR ONIE Date: Today to Friday Time: 11am to spm Veuve: National Institute of Education Admission: Free. Organised by the Trainee Teachers' Club m collaboration with The Physical Education and Sports Science Academic Group, the bazaar is" one of the major events at NIE this year. Items on
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        102 9 Date: Oct 21 to 29 Venue: Gallery Theatre, National Museum of Singapore Admission: Free for screenings between Oct 21 and 26; $10 (public) $8 (SFS members) for screenings between Oct 27 and 29 The Singapore Film Society (SFS) presents Japanese Film Festival 2006 to commemorate 40
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        62 9 Date: Saturday Time: Bpm V€B«c: Earshot Cafe, The Arts House Admission: Free. Get ready to be entertained by three up-and-coming Singaporean musicians Deborah Lee, Melissa Ltaw and jazz soul outfit Black Pepper at the cozy Earshot Cafe. Young acoustic performers who are keen to perform at future
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        380 11 THE Grade Point Average (GPA) system is used by some secondary schools m Singapore. Unlike the aggregate scores normally used m primary school or the O-level grading system of five highest subjects and two languages, the GPA system does not reflect high achievement m
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        312 11 I REFER to the article, "Corruption still a huge global issue as businesses battle bribery" (ST, Oct 10). According to the survey released by the Control Risks Group, 76 per cent of the 50 Hong Kong companies polled said they believe they
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        225 11 PROPERTY OWNER'S GROUSE I REFER to the letter, "Check trees more regularly", by Mr Ang Hak Heng (ST, Oct 13). When I first became an owner of my present property, nearly 20 years ago, there was a beautiful Flame of the Forest tree just outside
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        78 11 For more readers' views, log on to httpV/www. straitetime&asiai. oofiLsg/forum Access to tetters online is free. StarHub'sad misleads consumers on free broadband access Upsurge In electricity bill but Singapore Power cannot help explain why All bus stops should have info on services and routes to help commuters fIMWi
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        385 11 lAM a national triathletifaind V thin m terms of resources, represented Singapore aifhe 1 But this should not be an ex--2005 SEA Games. I am cur- cuse to sideline athletes who rently based m Melbourne to go overseas —it may harm further both my
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        156 11 THIS year, the number of serious and fatal traffic accidents is indeed alarming, as can be seen from the number of signboards on the roads appealing for witnesses. Compared to the 1980s and *****, the presence of Traffic Police officers Is hardly noticeable
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        379 11 I REFER to the increase m the electricity tariff The electricity tariff will be increased by an average of 23 per cent for the period from October to December this year. According to a report on television, the electricity price is pegged to
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          88 11 ON SEPT 28, my parents were riding home along Woodlands Avenue 6 on their motorcycle when a van hit them from behind. The impact flung both of them onto the road. My father broke both his arms and my mother suffered a fractured rib. The
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          51 11 I WOULD like to commend the staff of a hyperstore m Shun JLi industrial estate for their friendly, knowledgeable and helpful service. My daughter's pram had a few problems, and they replaced our unit with a new one even after the warranty had expired. Stephanie Steiger
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          74 11 MY WIFE and I visited Singapore last month. Needing a new SIM card for our mobile phone, we went to the post office at Lucky Plaza. A Mr Stephen Lee advised us that considering our short stay here, we should consider a phone card,
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          110 11 MY HUSBAND and I were entitled to a complimentary two-night stay at the Four Seasons Hotel m May. While having dinner at a restaurant there, a waitress came by with a cushion to prop up my back, so I could be more comfortable. Later, when
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        559 12 CHELSEA'S owner Roman Abramovich (right) could see his £1 1-billion (Ss32-billion) fortune slashed m half if his wife gets her way. According to The News of the World, Irina Abramovich has called m top British divorce lawyers following revelations of her
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        971 12 SOCCER: CHELSEA'S GOALKEEPING NIGHTMARE Chelsea No.l has a fractured skull; Blues also lose N0.2 Cudicini to injury London WHEN Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said goalkeeper Petr Cech was lucky to be alive after the 1-0 Premiership win at Reading on Saturday, he was not
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        135 12 BARCELONA striker Eidur Gudjohnsen has been telling his club all about his old side, Chelsea. The two teams are set to meet m the Champions League at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. He told Sky Sports: "I've been giving the manager some useful information on the tactics Chelsea
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        836 13  - Diouf double defeats Newcastle Richard Jolly "SOCCER Bolton forward takes advantage of hosts' poor defending at St James 1 Park By IT IS just over two years since Sam Allardyce rejected the chance to succeed Bobby Robson as Newcastle manager and the St James' Park faithful could be forgiven for
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        Lock icon Ribery keen on Arsenal move
        407 13 London ARSENAL have France international Franck Ribery firmly m their sights for next season. The 23-year-old, who rose to prominence while helping France re.-tch the final of this year's World Cup, was linked to a £10-million (Ss29-million) move to Arsenal this summer. French champions Lyon
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        554 13 Serie A Yesterday Ascoli 0 Li vorno 2 Empoli 1 Fiorentina 2 Inter Milan 2 Catania 1 Palermo 2 Atalanta 3 Parma 0 Udinese 3 Reggina 1 AS Roma 0 Torino 1 Chievo 0 Lazio v Cagliari Late kick-off Rome INTER
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        726 14 I won't quit England: McClaren SOCCER Coach pleads for patience; asks to be judged after Euro qualification London ENGLAND coach Steve McClaren has vowed that he will not quit despite calls for him to do so m tne press. He has been criticised severely following the goalless draw with Macedonia
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        433 14 London THE damage being done by Liverpool's inconsistent early-season form is clear m the Premiership table. After their 1-1 draw with Blackburn on Saturday, the Reds find themselves eight points adrift of leaders Manchester United and Chelsea. A return of one point from four
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        727 14 Madrid DAVID Beckham returned to Real Madrid's line-up on Saturday, but even that gave him little cheer. His team slumped to their first Primera Liga defeat of the Spanish season. They lost 0-1 away to Getafe. They also had striker Ronaldo sent off m the dying
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        387 14 Rooney in talks to extend Utd stay London WAYNE Rooney has opened talks aimed at cementing his future with Manchester United. According to the Sunday Mirror, the England striker is poised to sign a £40-million (SsllB million} long-term deal with the club by the end of the year. It reported
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          157 14 LONDON: The long-delayed and over-budget Wembley Stadium m London will be completed m a few months, and will definitely host the 2007 FA Cup, The Observer reported yesterday. As part of the complicated financial agreement, the Football Association will pay Australian construction company Multiplex £70
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          101 14 LONDON: Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed some of the extraordinary methods he uses to de-stress after being booed by fans. The Portuguese international courted controversy at the World Cup this summer following Wayne Rooney's World Cup dismissal. "When I was mad once, I put a television
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          141 14 LONDON: West Ham midfielder Yossi Benayoun insists it is wrong to blame Argentina's Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez for the club's current plight. The Hammers suffered their sixth consecutive defeat when they lost to Portsmouth on Saturday, and have now slipped into the bottom three of the
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          153 14 MILAN: World Cup winner Genaro Gattuso has promised Scottish club Rangers that he will return one day. He was only 19 when then-manager Walter Smith bought him from Perugia, and the midfielder quickly became a cult hero with the fans. However, m 1998, he was
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        636 15  -  Nicholas Fang Only swimmers halt training as PSI again hits unhealthy range By BEARABLE "Some of the sailors complained of itchy eyes when we went running on Saturday but it was nothing serious. It will only be a problem if we have day after
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        331 15 BADMINTON Tokyo WORLD champion Lin Dan won the Japan Open after an extraordinary meltdown by Indonesia's volatile Olympic gold medallist Taufik Hidayat m yesterday's final. The Chinese triumphed 16-21, 21-16, 21-3 to continue his rich vein of form after capturing the world title m
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          63 15 SINGAPORE golfer Lam Chih Bing fired a one-under 71 to finish joint-z4th at the Volkswagen Masters-China yesterday. His four-day total of six-under 282 was 15 strokes behind winner Retief Goosen of South Africa. Goosen (71) beat New Zealand's Michael Campbell (68) by three strokes to
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          50 15 SINGAPORE'S Sarah Afiqah Rodgers finished fourth m skating*! SkSscotland Open Championships m Dumfries on Saturday. The 11-year-old, who resides m Scotland, competed against 20 other skaters at the Scottish championships. She won the Women's Preliminary event at the Singapore National Figure Skating Championships m March.
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        671 15 soccer S-League Today Albirex Niigata v Balestier Khalsa (Jurong East, Bpm) Wednesday Geylang United v Woodlands Wellington (Bedok, Bpm) Thursday Sengkang Pungsol v Gombak United (Hougang, Bpm) Friday Home United v Tampines Rovers (Bishan, 7.10pm) Uve, CNA Sunday SAFFC v Young Lions (Choa
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        733 15 BADMINTON Japan Open m Tokyo, finals Men's singles: Lin Dan (Chn) bt Taufik Hidayat (Ina) 16-21 21-16 21-3. Doubles: Candra Wijaya/Tony Gunawan (Ina) bt Koo Kein K eat/Tan Boon Heong (Mas) 21-15 21-14. Women's singles: Zhang Ning (Chn) btXieXingfang(Chn)2l-ll 16-21 30-29 (sudden death). Doubles: Gao Ling/Huang Sui (Chn) bt
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          87 15 JAIPUR (India): India beat England by four wickets m the Champions Trophyopener yesterday. The hosts produced an excellent bowling performance, with Munai ratel and Ramesh Powar each taking three wickets. Irfan Pathan removed captain Andrew Flintoff for a duck as England were bowled out
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          91 15 PALM DESERT (California): Swedish golfer Annika Sorenstam fired a six-un-der 66 on Saturday for a three-stroke lead at the Samsung World Championship. The world No 1, who is trying to become the first player to win an LPGA event six times, stood on 12-under 204, three
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          106 15 SYDNEY: Pieter van den Hoogenband has warned of fewer world records at the Beijing Olympics if swimming finals are moved to the morning to appease American broadcasters. The Dutch star, who is bidding for three consecutive 100 metres freestyle gold medals m 2008, said: Don't
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      819 16 In Loving Memory of Dearest Dolly Chia nee Dorothy Heng Dolly Departed on 16Oct'89 Deeply Missed and Lovingly Remembered By your loving husband, daughters, sons-in-law, grandson, granddaughters, mother, brothers, sisters, in-laws and all loved ones. k X THAIAI THEVASAM Ist Anniversary I n MANIKAM RAJOO Departed: 28.09.2005 Deeply missed
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        828 17  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK Results of major US firms this week will indicate health of world economy By Markets Correspondent SUGHT CAUTION "You can't blame investors for getting jumpy and needing extra assurance that it is still smooth sailing." A TRADER,
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          83 17 MERRILL Lynch has raised F&N's price target from $4.38 to $5. It says that Fraser Neave (F&N) is poised to benefit from the strong recovery m the Singapore real estate market, with property now making up 68 per cent of its assets. At the
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          69 17 KIM Eng Research says that Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) is an ''alternative property play with superior dividend yields'*. It adds that "SPH is an enticing concoction of defensive earnings and good exposure to the property up-cycle", and offers a higher dividend yield
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          69 17 CITIGROUP MAKES 'SELL CALL ON SGX CITIGROUP has cut its ratine on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to "sell". "Strategist Lim Jit Soon has an end-2007 target of 2,680 for the Straits Times Index, suggesting limited upside/ it said. On the other hand, SGX stock has surged 42 per cent over
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          50 18 ERIC TENG: Resigned as first. vice-president of the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents after 10 years of service. Mr Teng (right), who has joined the philanthropy and charity sector full-time, was appointed the chief executive officer of the Tan Chin Tuan Foundation earlier this month.
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          113 18 LEONG WENG CHEE: Resigned as executive director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Cambridge Industrial Trust Management (CITM). The company said that he is leaving to take up other career opportunities. He had joined the firm after resigning as SC Global Developments' managing director for developments
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          83 18 RICHARD ONG: Appointed to replace Bill Wicker as vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs Gao Hua Securities m Beijing and co-head of investment banking for Asia excluding Japan. Mr Wicker will return to New York by the end of the year, said a Reuters report quoting an
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          25 18 CHIU LOO TONG: Appointed as chief executive officer of ComfortDelGro Engineering. He was previously the managing director of Pirelli Asia.
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          87 18 HENRY KNAGGS: Resigned as chairman and director o ITE Electric with effect from last Wednesday. He will also cease to be a member of the audit committee and as chairman of the remuneration and nominating committees. The firm said it has begun selecting the candidates to
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          53 18 WONG KHAI THEEN: Appointed as senior vice-presi-dent and chief executive officer of the- engineering, procurement and construction division (EPC) of Hyflux. He will take charge of all EPC operations m Asia, covering China, India and South-east Asia. Mr Wong, 49, was previously senior general manager of
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        557 18 Chinese bank plans to expand online services to cut costs, lift efficiency Hong Kong INDUSTRIAL Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) will swiftly grow its fee-based business and cut costs by promoting Internet banking, an executive said yesterday. China's largest lender, with US$B9O billion (551.42
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        993 18  -  Lorna Tan Their case raises issue of whether such policies are suitable for elderly By Finance Correspondent Other options for senior citizens SOME alternatives to endowment policies for older folks are: If you want an insurance payout for your beneficiaries when you die, consider term
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        353 18 Rome IF ITALIANS' tax returns are to be believed, the average shoe salesman m the prosperous northern city of Bolzano earns 673 euros (551,345) per year, while jewellers around the country earn less than primary school teachers. Prime Minister Romano Prodi's government has
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        326 18 Lagos (Nigeria) OPEC will meet m Qatar on Thursday to thrash out the details of a one million barrels per day (bpd) cut m supplies and put a floor under prices. TTie gathering is likely to be far from straightforward even though
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        103 19 Bullish on office space Overseas Union Enterprise (OUE) says mat as 100 per cent owner of the two sites, it will seek to meet the rising demand for office and commercial space m Singapore's financial hub by 2010. The company's redevelopment plans will allow it to take advantage of a
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        524 19  - OUE buys UOL shares in venture for $2 12 m Joyce Teo Acquisition will see it redevelop Overseas Union House on its own By Property Correspondent OVERSEAS Union Enterprise (OUE) has bought over the shares of its 50 per cent partner UOL Group m Clifford Development for $212.3 million. The
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        904 19  -  Goh Eng Yeow COMMENTARY By Markets Correspondent To kick-start ETFs, which show much potential, the instruments should be priced m Singapore dollars SINGAPOREANS know their way around most acronyms but ask an investor here about ETFs and you will almost certainly get a
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        81 3 THE NEXT BIG THING IS YOU MONKEY BUSINESS* Monkeys living m the Macßitchie nature reserve are Becoming bolder, prying open windows to steal food from residents m the area. Ms Sharon Chan, assistant director of Central Nature Reserve of NParks, says the root cause of the problem lies m people
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        467 4 LAST MONTH, 90 SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS BATTLED IT OUT IN THE NATIONAL JUNIOR ROBOTICS COMPETITION 2006. JESSICA LIM BRINGS YOU THE HIGHLIGHTS. Robots scooted over the floor, up ramps and around markers to transport a water sample to a base point. But where were the people controlling them?
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        237 4  - 6 WAYS TO BEAT THE GASTRIC VIRUS TESSA WONG BY IT COULD not come at a worse time the gastric flu virus has hit more than 500 students at four schools around the country, right m the middle of year-end examinations. So how can you avoid getting sick during this
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        105 12 DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF TERROR PLOT TO GAS CRICKET TEAMS Terrorists plotted to kill the Australian and England cricket teams by pumping poisonous gas into their changing rooms at an Ashes Test last year, a British newspaper has I reported. The plan was not acted on after the two
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        308 14 ZOOMIN Stamford .Primary m^^^^^KS^^Hpi^^^^H School pupils were *^^J among the 500-plus WrT* J^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H students affected by Jl the food poisoning r vl^^^^^^^^^^^V il^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^l^^^^^l outbreak. f |v A-"^ It has spread like wildfire through some schools here. It principal and vice-principal, were also affected. started at Ang Mo Kio Secondary School,
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        633 15  -  GOH CHIN LIAN BY THE STRAITS TIMES. OCT 6 More older folks here are working and staying on m the job. So too are women, who are now more educated and have gained from a boom m jobs m the service
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        410 15 A) Q& A iJM^v^ff*^ ?\k\up-j ■..•>:•:• This is a report on two trends of employment rate m Singapore Make Wire G^2T Hl^ 4 ll encourage more you understand the article before answering the following questions. women to join the labour force. 1. Why does Manpower Minister NgEng Hen say the
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